Ariana Grande has furiously hit back after US President Donald Trump’s official Team Trump TikTok account used her song for an anti-trans video.
“Never use my music again,” Grande, 33, said in response to the post. “Also, your truth is false.”
Grande has slammed Trump’s use of her music. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
The video in question used a line from her 2024 song We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love), “Me and my truth we sit in silence”.
It then shared an anti-trans message.
“Me and my truth we sit in silence … men can’t have babies and should never compete in women’s sports,” read the text, overlaid on footage of Trump.
The TikTok post was captioned: “This shouldn’t be controversial! #trump #arianagrande #maga.”
It is the second time in months that Grande has hit back at the president’s use of her music.
In June, she criticised a “heinous” White House TikTok clip that used her 2024 track Bye under footage showing arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“Please do not ever use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense,” she wrote at the time.
The song was stripped from the clip. At the time of publication, We Can’t Be Friends remained on the most recent video.
Grande is part of a long list of musicians who have spoken out or taken action after the White House or Trump has used their music.
Grande hit back with a comment from her TikTok account. TikTok
Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny recently removed their music from the Trump administration’s posts.
Noah Kahan, Sabrina Carpenter and Katy Perry are also among those who have also hit back after their music was used.
Despite the pushback, the White House and Team Trump have continued to antagonise pop stars by using their music against their wishes.